FDA releases plan to ease restrictions on gay blood donation
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Food and Drug Administration is outlining its plan to end the nation’s lifetime ban on …
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Food and Drug Administration is outlining its plan to end the nation’s lifetime ban on …
By RICK CALLAHAN INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ State health officials are creating profiles of HIV and hepatitis C rates for all 92 Indiana counties to help …
By TOM MURPHY AP Business Writer A key question remains for many students who’ve finally settled on a college destination: How will they or their …
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ When it comes to offering cash to get smokers to quit, more people go for …
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ Federal health advisers on Tuesday recommended approval for an experimental combination drug to treat cystic fibrosis, …
By GARY FINEOUT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Two top Florida legislators on Wednesday spent hours meeting behind closed doors in a last-minute push to reach …
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer There must have been a four-leaf clover in those weeds. A 27-year-old landscaper escaped with barely a scratch …
ELIOT, Maine (AP) _ Officials say three of five water samples tested at a Maine middle school contained elevated levels of E. coli. The Portsmouth …
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ A legislative panel on Tuesday rejected a California soda tax, the latest loss for public health advocates seeking to cut down …
May 5, 1985: It was a bright sunny Sunday morning, Mother’s Day in fact. I had been waiting my entire life for this moment, even …